# Ron Nyren

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SKYLIT: Ron Nyren, "THE BOOK OF LOST LIGHT" w/ Judy Juanita + Karen Kevorkian

Joseph Kylander's childhood in early 20th century San Francisco has been shaped by his widowed father's obsessive photographic project and by his headstrong cousin Karelia's fanciful storytelling and impulsive acts. The 1906 earthquake upends their eccentric routines, and they take refuge with a ca…

Ron Nyren, "The Book of Lost Light" (Black Lawrence Press, 2019)

Ron Nyren’s The Book of Lost Light—winner of Black Lawrence Press’s 2019 Big Moose Prize and finalist in the 2020 David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction—tells the story of Joseph Kylander, whose childhood in early 20th-century San Francisco has been shaped by his widowed father’s…

Episode 67: Creative Spark Series - Moving Through the World with a Creative Eye with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss what it means to move through the world with a creative eye, to be a creative traveler, as it were, and how this approach can help us stay connected to our creativity in every moment. It can also help us find the humor, the beauty,…

What Mother's Day Means To Incarcerated Men / SF Official Songs

In a new story from the producers of Uncuffed, we hear how a mother’s love and support can bring strength and endure even through years of incarceration. Then, we look back at the surprising history of San Francisco’s official song … or, rather, songs. Plus, from our podcast New Arrivals, San Franc…

The Passion with Sarah Stone

This book has a very fabulous determined, genderfluid, and Bi character. Reading her released something in me. Today we meet Sarah Stone and we’re talking about the queer book that saved their life: The Passion by Jeanette Winterson. Sarah Stone (she/they) is the author of Marriage to the Sea; Hung…

Sarah Stone, "Marriage to the Sea: Linked Novellas" (Four Way Books, 2026)

Six years ago, Katya Zamarin’s mother was murdered by a stranger who also maimed her Aunt Julia. More recently, her father died of a heart attack. He visits Katya in a dream, and she believes he wants her to head to Paris for a conference organized by his environmentalist hero. Katya’s youngest sis…

117: What Matters Most in Historical Fiction? – A Conversation with Ron Nyren

In this episode, we speak with novelist Ron Nyren about finding the optimal balance of fact and myth in historical fiction, the importance of patience for the not-yet-published author, and why small presses are awesome. Ron is the author of The Book of Lost Light, a novel set during the 1906 earthq…